A Pakenham less

The multi-talented Pakenham family, its (many) members best known for their literary talents, is loosening its links with Mammon. Its City branch representative, Kevin Pakenham, son of Lord and Lady Longford and brother to Antonia Fraser, quietly stepped down a few weeks ago as chief executive of Irish-owned AIB Govett Asset Management. He has been replaced by Noel McEvoy who was brought in from Dublin. The 52-year-old Pakenham has had a long City career - Rothschilds, followed by the old Amex bank and then Foreign & Colonial before his decade at Govett. The Hon is keeping a number of non-executive posts at Govett-connected...